Beinstein, who is 27, deserves credit for wanting to enter the political fray with his first try at elected office. He is accomplished academically, with a graduate degree from the…
He had a deep connection to Durango, through his mother to the Stransky family and through his grandfather, Dolph Kuss, to the whole cross-country skiing and outdoor recreation community. Jeff…
With the train across the street and Smelter Mountain adjacent, ore carts, iron wheels, steel plows, smelting colanders and other such pieces historically used in our area for railroading, mining…
I am one of only a few scullers in the area, but we are part of a much larger paddling community. Scullers usually travel to Lemon Lake to row our…
I was open to supporting him – quickly changing my mind after hearing them both debate three different times. I’m supporting Champagne because in all three debates, he spoke of…
TR, after all, signed the Reclamation Act of 1902 that created the Bureau of Reclamation that built the reservoir in the first place. But as to motors on lakes, he…
Lammons has worked as a prosecutor in two states in both federal and state courts and for the Southern Ute tribe. Equally important, I believe, is that Lammons’ 21 years…
We are proud to endorse Lammons for district attorney for the 6th Judicial District, which encompasses Archuleta County, La Plata County and San Juan County. Lammons is a veteran prosecutor…
Think “Game of Thrones” with suits and pens rather than naked and with swords. Are the folks who engage in schoolyard bully tactics fit for office in public service? The…
These landscapes are protected, yet there are others nearby that are just as important and deserving of permanent protections. Southeastern Utah’s Bears Ears region is home to the nation’s largest…
I challenge the leadership of LPEA to move to a modern grid system, using three strategies to move to a sustainable energy future. First, use Smart Grid technology that uses…
Recently, Colorado become the first state in the nation to officially celebrate its public lands. Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bill that sets the third Saturday in May as Public…
The first step happened last week with the debut of the Sheriff’s Office’s new boat. It is a 25-foot former Coast Guard craft capable of reaching 46 knots, more than…
It’s OK to disagree – there is no one answer to our management of public and state lands – but it is not OK to make people who think differently…
Opponents of the popular 2011 proposal or equivalent have not completely done their homework. They have criticized the “small size of the lake vs. speeding boats.” Reportedly, the lake will…
Also, Trump, who considers himself “The Great Problem Solver,” said, “We’re going to solve your water problems.” Gov. Jerry Brown must be counting his blessings to have Trump coming on…
This is how this was supposed to work. And it explains why an industry group, the Colorado Oil and Gas Association, supported increasing the fines. In a study reported Wednesday,…
Students can barely sit still at their desks, knowing Thursday is the last day of school on the Durango School District 9-R academic calendar. Lumbering recreational vehicles and fifth-wheel trailers,…
The main thing, of course, is to honor Camp Hale and the men who served there, and to recognize the pivotal role they played in Colorado history. Together, they are…
But this is equivalent to someone watching a football game in which the Bulldogs make two touchdowns and the Wildcats make three field goals, then declaring the Wildcats the winner…
Apparently, Modisette hasn’t caught up with this yet. In any case, it is a scientific fact that temperatures are rising. It is a fact that carbon dioxide levels are rising…
All medicines will be disposed properly by personnel trained in handling hazardous materials. Sherri Libby Durango
Lammons has had five jobs in 21 years as a prosecutor – a lot of movement. He has never been the No. 2 DA in any office, which is a…
When the government last wrote rules for coal mining on public lands, “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” was on the big screen, cars had no airbags, a gallon of…
Americans continue to fight in Afghanistan and in Iraq, where it had been expected that they all would be home by now. The Taliban and other extremist groups have proved…
But ugly does it best. The medians that received the bland facelift are just across the asphalt from the landscaped, irrigated island that holds the Arc of History. For many…
The candidates are Christian Champagne and Ben Lammons. This is the only contested primary election for offices in La Plata County. There is no Republican candidate for this office. Those…
It seems very possible that contaminants and heavy metals could be entering the river there, as well as above Silverton. Shouldn’t any sincere and real efforts to clean up the…
First is the safety of the public using the lake. A small lake with motorized boats, etc., will need policing as to speed, gasoline residue on the lake, the number…
Laws and regulations have not kept up with the evolution of modern medicine, however, and in a recent review of the Controlled Substances Act, the Department of Justice determined that…
